Trucks Carrying Flour Enter Northern Gaza

Palestinian media reported on Sunday that 12 trucks carrying flour have entered northern Gaza for distribution in areas that have not received aid for the past four months. Hamas-affiliated media reported that these supplies were distributed by 'popular committees', a group that includes powerful tribal leaders in Gaza. A Hamas source stated that their route was secured by Hamas security forces. Relief organizations have warned that parts of Gaza are currently facing famine, and hospitals in northern Gaza report that children are dying from malnutrition and dehydration. The Gaza Health Ministry, under Hamas administration, announced that 12 people were killed in an Israeli nighttime raid on a house in central Gaza Strip. In the past 24 hours, 92 people have been killed, including these 12. On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized those in the international community who are trying to 'stop the war before its objectives are achieved' during the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, March 17. The Israeli Prime Minister stated that those calling for a ceasefire want to achieve this goal by making false accusations against the Israeli army, against the Israeli government, and against himself, and they want elections to be held in the middle of the war. Netanyahu, addressing 'Israel's friends in the international community', rhetorically asked: 'Is your memory so short? Have you forgotten so soon October 7 (October 15) which was the most horrific massacre of Jews since the Holocaust? Are you so quickly ready to deprive Israel of its right to defend itself against the monsters of Hamas? Have you lost your moral conscience so soon?' He stated that international pressure should be directed at Hamas and the Iranian government, not Israel. Hamas confirmed the death of Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of its military wing, 'behind closed doors'. European leaders are offering a multi-billion euro aid package to Egypt.